# Chinese corn and barley buyers have returned to the market - Fastmarkets

> Chinese buyers returned to the market after the holiday, purchasing up to 12 cargoes of barley from France, Australia and Ukraine. Ukrainian corn also drew firm demand. Optional-origin barley ideas were around $247-255 per tonne CFR China.

- Date: 2024-02-27 · published 2024-02-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14772-chinese-corn-and-barley-buyers-have-returned-to-the-market-fastmarkets
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Renewed Chinese import demand for barley and corn supports export prices and firms French and Australian basis. Ukrainian origin faces reluctance due to contaminants, which shifts business to other origins.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-07-09 | [China turns its attention to Ukrainian barley as prices drop - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46129-china-turns-its-attention-to-ukrainian-barley-as-prices-drop-fastmarkets.md) | -6.6% | -7.9% |
| CORN | 2021-02-03 | [Chinese purchases provide support to the global barley market: Grain Market Daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48709-chinese-purchases-provide-support-to-the-global-barley-market-grain-market.md) | +0.3% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2016-11-04 | [September Ethanol Exports Balloon as China Returns to Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73853-september-ethanol-exports-balloon-as-china-returns-to-market.md) | +2.6% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2020-03-25 | [Cheap US corn lures Chinese buyers seeking American grain - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54000-cheap-us-corn-lures-chinese-buyers-seeking-american-grain-agweek-1-source-for.md) | +5.3% | -3.8% |
| CORN | 2026-10-19 | [Building Markets: Kansas Corn Hosts Corn and DDGS Buying Teams \| Kansas Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17096-building-markets-kansas-corn-hosts-corn-and-ddgs-buying-teams-kansas-corn.md) | -0.8% | — |

## Sources

- fastmarkets.com: https://www.fastmarkets.com/insights/chinese-corn-and-barley-buyers-have-returned-to-the-market/

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